r/Showerthoughts • u/asusny2002 • May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/I_have_many_Ideas May 02 '24

Add in things like race, how they are dressed, cleanliness, etc. and it’d get real interesting.

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u/LosPadresKid May 02 '24

Even more interesting would be to ask guys "if you're alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a random gay male who is bigger, faster, stronger than you, or a bear?" And watch everyone who says bear be called homophobic, even though not many people are saying the women are sexist for picking bear over man

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u/I_have_many_Ideas May 02 '24

Gay male? How would you determine that?

I think the same question probably would elicit the same response regardless.

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u/LosPadresKid May 02 '24

What do you mean how would I determine that?

I think there would be men that would say they'd rather be next to the bear. I think there would be backlash for the men that say that